Summary

Adobe has released a security update for the Creative Cloud Desktop Application for Windows and macOS. This update resolves an important vulnerability (CVE-2018-12829) that could lead to privilege escalation.

Affected versions

Product

Affected version

Platform

Creative Cloud Desktop Application

4.6.0 and earlier versions

Windows & macOS

To check the version of the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app:

Launch the Creative Cloud desktop app and sign in with your Adobe ID

Click the gear icon and choose Preferences > General

Solution

Adobe categorizes this update with the following priority rating and recommends users update their installation to the newest version: